Klaus Hoffmann (producer)
Klaus Hoffmann (born June 25, 1963 in Saarbrücken ) is a German TV producer , sports and event manager.
Life
Klaus Hoffmann, originally from Saarlouis-Fraulautern and born in 1963, has lived with his wife and daughter in the 125-inhabitant village of Oberlimberg, a district of Wallerfangen , since 1997 .
After training as a craftsman at Dillinger Hütte, Hoffmann moved into the world of television technology services in 1990. Hoffmann has been in the areas of production and recording management, assistant director, editing and live coordination at national and international sporting events (soccer World Cup, ConfedCup, Champions League, UEFA Cup, soccer 1st and 2nd Bundesliga, tennis, Boxing, athletics, volleyball, ice hockey DEL etc.). He also advises athletes and sports-related people, as well as football clubs and municipal administrations. So he takes care of B. around "TV-compatible workplaces" in stadium new and renovations and. a. at football clubs such as 1. FC Kaiserslautern or FC Schalke 04, as well as the planning, conception, preparation and handling of TV programs.
He worked for various companies involved in television production at sporting events. As an employee in image technology, as a cameraman and as a project and production manager, he was hired at events such as tennis, handball and numerous other sports. Hoffmann worked behind the scenes at cycling events such as the Giro d´ Italia or motorsport events such as the Super Touring Car Cup (STW). In the mid-1990s he acted as a unit manager for the Cologne TV station RTL during the Champions League broadcasts, and Hoffmann also worked for Sat1 at sporting events and in the federal elections. At the same time, the all-rounder was the first production manager for the private TV broadcaster Premiere (now SKY) in the 1990s. Since then he has also been responsible for the live coordination of the top Bundesliga games. He was assistant director at the 1998 World Cup in France, 2002 at the World Cup in Japan and South Korea, in 9 games broadcast worldwide. He was also to be found in 26 games at the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
Klaus Hoffmann coordinated the live broadcasts for television not only at soccer matches, but also at international boxing matches. In 2009 he successfully organized the international boxing gala “Fists of Steel” in the World Heritage City of Völklingen with ring announcer Wolff-Christoph Fuss, which was broadcast live on Eurosport . For the Saarland radio station Radio-Salü, he worked in South Africa in 2010, in addition to his work for Sky, as a world championship reporter for Radio Salü . He reported on the current games and conducted interviews with local personalities such as B. Franz Beckenbauer, Uwe Seeler, Lothar Matthäus, Mirko Slomka, Giovane Elber or Michael Steinbrecher (ZDF). In March 2011 he organized the comeback concert of the well-known bel canto tenor Mario Andretti (Andres; "Pavarotti Tedesco").
Projects
- The “Arbeitsraum” project by the photographer Axl Klein shows people from Saarland in their daily work environment. However, the approach of the project is not documentary. The portrayed people are not recorded while they are doing their job, but are staged in the context of their workplace.
- He shows social commitment at Amref (known as Flying Doctors ), the Kindertraum campaign and the Red Wedge .
Web links
- The most famous face behind the cameras - magazine forum
- Klaus Hoffmann the soccer World Cup reporter for Radio Salü 2010
- Reiner Calmund goes slowly - picture issue Saarland
- Reiner Calmund moves to Saarlouis - Saarbrücker Zeitung
- Calmund will take a step back - Kölner Express
- Saargau village shop - Saarbrücker Zeitung
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hoffmann, Klaus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hopeman |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German TV producer and sports manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saarbrücken |